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Re: "OnGuardOnline: Your Safety Net" at www.OnGuardOnline.gov
From: Rodney Petersen <rpetersen () EDUCAUSE EDU>
Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2005 13:12:34 -0600
The FTC's press release from this event that I attended earlier today is now available at http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2005/09/onguardonline.htm -Rodney _____ From: Rodney Petersen Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2005 2:31 PM To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU Subject: [SECURITY] "OnGuardOnline: Your Safety Net" at www.OnGuardOnline.gov The Federal Trade Commission unveiled today a new web wite (www.OnGuardOnline.gov <file://www.OnGuardOnline.gov> ) that provides practical tips to help consumers be on guard against Internet fraud, secure their computers, and protect personal information. The new "stop - think - click" campaign is part of the kick-off to National Cyber Security Awareness Month in October.The web site includes 7 tips for safe computing (http://onguardonline.gov/stopthinkclick.html <http://onguardonline.gov/stopthinkclick.html> ): 1. Protect your personal information. It's valuable. 2. Know who you're dealing with. 3. Use anti-virus software and a firewall, and update both regularly. 4. Be sure to set up your operating system and Web browser software properly, and update them regularly. 5. Protect your passwords. 6. Back up important files. 7. Learn who to contact if something goes wrong online. Topics addressed on this web site include: identity theft, spyware, phishing, spam scams, online shopping, P2P file-sharing, and VOIP. I encourage you to check out some of the interactive quizzes (http://onguardonline.gov/quiz/index.html <http://onguardonline.gov/quiz/index.html> ), videos and tutorials (http://onguardonline.gov/tutorials/index.html <http://onguardonline.gov/tutorials/index.html> ), and the glossary of terms (http://onguardonline.gov/glossary.html <http://onguardonline.gov/glossary.html> ). I also welcome your feedback on this new web resource and whether or not you plan to integrate the tools for any of your security awareness programming. -Rodney -------------------------------------------------- Rodney J. Petersen Policy Analyst & Security Task Force Coordinator EDUCAUSE 1150 18th Street, N.W., Suite 1010 Washington, D.C. 20036 (202) 331-5368 / (202) 872-4200 (202) 872-4318 (FAX) EDUCAUSE/Internet2 Security Task Force www.educause.edu/security <http://www.educause.edu/security> --------------------------------------------------
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- "OnGuardOnline: Your Safety Net" at www.OnGuardOnline.gov Rodney Petersen (Sep 27)
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- Re: "OnGuardOnline: Your Safety Net" at www.OnGuardOnline.gov Rodney Petersen (Sep 27)
- Re: "OnGuardOnline: Your Safety Net" at www.OnGuardOnline.gov Ronnie Jefferson (Sep 27)